All are required to embrace the mandatory, all-pervasive “love the Party” doctrine: from 3-year-olds in kindergartens to high school students.
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The Shenzhen Family Suicide: More Fake News Against The Church of Almighty God
Business as usual: the CCP is launching another massive international campaign of defamation, falsely blaming The Church of Almighty God for a multiple suicide.
Two Colossal Outdoor Guanyin Statues Demolished
The sculptures of the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy were removed as part of the CCP’s campaign to eliminate all large open-air religious symbols.
Erdogan “Sinicizes” Istanbul – Uyghurs Protest
Turkey needs China’s support and tourists. The government is covering Istanbul with signs in Mandarin, something Uyghur refugees regard as offensive.
CCP Increases Control Over Printed Religious Materials
As part of the campaign “to eradicate pornography and illegal publications,” the state targets religious venues, imposes more bans on publications.
A Sichuan Scenic Area Loses All Buddhist and Taoist Statues
The CCP is spending exorbitant sums of money and workforce to eliminate all outdoor religious symbols by demolishing or concealing them.
House Churches with Hong Kong Ties Targeted for Crackdowns
Amid pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, the CCP intensifies efforts to shut down house churches in mainland China under the pretext of “preventing riots.”
CCP Members, Officials Forced to Learn “Xi Thought” by Heart
Party bureaucrats are demanded to always carry quotes by the president and study them; those who can’t recite them from memory may face punishment.
245 Ancestral Halls Converted into Party Propaganda Bases
Tongshan county government in Hubei Province is repurposing folk religion shrines, in which families have been paying respects to their ancestors for generations.
Numerous Venues of State-Run Churches Shut Down
Places of worship, set up by Three-Self churches to facilitate believers with disabilities or in far-away regions, are facing increasing suppression by the state.